Valve for can-spouts.



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VALVE FOR CAN SPOUTS. APPLICATION man MAR.24. 19!].

JOSEPH TOMSHNY JOSEPH TOMSANY, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

VALVE FOR CAN-SPOUTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

Application filed March 24, 1917. Serial No. 157,189.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr TOMSANY, a citizen of the United States,residin at WVheeling, in the county of Ohio and tate of West Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Valves forCan-Spouts, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the ac-. companying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved valve for the spouts of oil cansand like receptacles, and has for its primary object to provide a verysimple and effective device whereby communication between the spout andthe interior of the receptacle may be completely out off and liabilityof explosion of the combustible contents obviated.

It is another important object of the invention to provide a reticulatedsheet of material which serves as a means for screening the liquid as itis poured out through the spout and also absolutely precludes theentrance of embers or sparks through the spout to the interior of thereceptacle.

It is a further general object of my invention to improve and simplifythe construction of devices of the above character, whereby the same arerendered highly serviceable and reliable in practical use and capable ofmanufacture at relatively small cost.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of an oil can providedwith my 1mproved valve;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section through the valve, showing thevalve plate in open position; and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the body of the can orreceptacle having a filling opening closed by the usual threaded cap 6.Preferably, a sheet of screening material. 7 is secured to the innerwall of the can body beneath this filllng opening to serve as a guardand prevent sparks or embers from entering the can when the cap isremoved. 7

The body of the can is provided at a su1table point with the outletspout 8, andat the juncture of the larger end of said spout wlth theopening in the can wall, an annulus 9 is arranged, said annulus and thespout end being fixed to the can wall by solder or in any other suitablemanner.- The annulus 9 which is stamped out-from a metal plate, 1sprovided with an inwardly projecting lug 10 the end 10 of which isangularly bent as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, and extendsthrough a rectangular opening 12 provided in a plate 11 of reticulatedmaterial. This plate entirely covers the opening of the annulus 9. Theangular lug 10 is of suiiicient length to project a considerabledistance beyond the outer face of the recticulated plate 11 and isadapted for engagement through an opening 14; formed in an imperforateplate 13 adj accnt the edge thereof. This plate 13 is provided upon itsedge opposite to the opening 14:, with a curved lug or projection 15.

In the use of .the device under normal conditions, or when the can is ina vertical position, the imperforate plate 13 lies closely against theouter face of the reticulated plate 11 and in parallel relation thereto,so that the passage of embers, sparks, or foreign matter through thereticulated plate to the interior of the can is effectually prevented.lVhen the can is tilted to pour the contents thereof from the spent 8,the plate 13 swings to the position seen in Fig. 2, wherein it isdisposed in spaced relation to the reticulated plate 11 and at an anglewith respect to the same. The outward movement of the plate 13 upon theangular lug 10 is limited by the binding frictional engagement of thecurved lug 15 upon the lug 10 and the binding of the inner edge of theopening 14 against the latter lug so that said plate cannot becomeentirely disengaged from the lug 10. When the plate is in the latterposition, the oil or other liquid may freely pass through the outletspout 8. Immediately upon the return of the can to an upright position,the imperforate plate 13 will likewise move inwardly upon the lu 10 intoengagement with the reticulatec plate 11. Should an explosion occur whenthe can is tilted and the contents being poured therefrom, the pressureon the outer open end of the spout 8 would act upon the plate 13 toclose the same against the face of the reticulated plate 11 so thatsparks could not enter to the interior of the can.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, it will be seen that I have provided a very simplyconstructed, automatically acting valve for receptacles of the characterreferred to. The device may be readily ap' plied to the can spoutwithout greatly increasing the manufacturing cost oi such containers andassures the proper protection for the combustible contents of thecontainer. It is apparent, of course, that the parts of the improvedvalve can be made of various sizes and may likewise be applied to thecan spout in other ways than that herein disclosed. The several elementsare likewise susceptible of many modifications in the form andproportion of their detail features and I, therefore, reserve theprivilege of adopting all such legitimate changes as may be fairlyembodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claimandsecure by Letters Patent is:

l. The combination with a receptacle having an opening in its wall and adischarge spout surrounding said opening, of an angularly disposed armextending outwardly from the wall of the receptacle at the edge of saidopening, and a valve plate freely movable upon said arm longitudinallythereof and moving by g avity thereon to a closed position over saidopening when the receptacle is disposed in its normal upright posiposition upon the arm when the receptacle is tilted and movable bygravity inwardly on said arm to a closed position over said opening whenthe receptacle is returned to its normal upright position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailiX my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. JOSEPH TOMSANY. Witnesses: v

CARL J. Karena, HERMAN W. CimrrnnLL.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

